Meet Pearl Moon's Founder

Melissa Middlebrook, CYT, RYT, Nationally Board Certified Reflexologist B01753, WAState Certified Reflexologist 60821214, brings to her teaching over forty years of experience and training in the movement arts. Melissa took her first yoga class in 1987 and has been devoted ever since. She studied intensively for many years while continuing a career as a modern dancer.

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Following several years of practice in the Iyengar Style, Melissa began in-depth yoga study under Marie Svoboda, Seattle's "grandmother of yoga.” For the past seventeen years she has been a student of Angela Farmer and Victor Van Kooten, world-renowned innovators of their unique approach, sometimes referred to as "yoga from the inside."

Melissa continues to study and explore both yoga and other modalities including studies in the therapeutic aspects of yoga with Doug Keller. Other inspirations have been the Franklin Method, Continuum, Melt Method and Brain Dance and InterPlay.

Melissa is a WA State Certified Reflexologist. She graduated from the Seattle Reflexology and Massage Center in summer of 2018. Through SRMC she was able to study with many inspiring leaders in reflexology from around the world and is excited to bring this work to her students and clients. She is awaiting her final approval as a Nationally Board Certified Reflexologist and is training with podiatrist Dr. Ray McClanahan to receive his Natural Foot Health Certification.

Melissa lives and teaches in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood with her husband and daughter. In addition to yoga and reflexology, she is a jewelry artist specializing in work with fine silver and semi-precious gemstones. You can see some of her work on her Facebook page 

Melissa's Influences Include:

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Angela Farmer and Victor Van Kooten   http://www.angela-victor.com/

Doug Keller        http://www.doyoga.com/index.html

Franklin Method          http://franklinmethod.com/

Continuum      http://continuummovement.com/

Melt Method  https://www.meltmethod.com/about/

Brain Dance     http://creativedance.org/about/braindance/

Melissa is a gifted teacher. She is patient, listens to my needs, pays attention to how my body is (or is not) moving, and then comes up with the perfect work-out for me for that session. 

She is so much more than a yoga instructor. It’s unfortunate insurance and the medical industry don't recognize what she does as “treatment”. She is truly a healer. She knows so much about how the body works and about the mind-body connection. With that knowledge she helps me understand how to listen to my body during a session and when I am not in session with her. 

In addition, she knows how to organize a session so that when it comes to the end, I can relax deeply into my body and feel the differences the session made deep in my muscles. It’s a blissful feeling.  ~Anne B.

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Melissa Middlebrook